Rep. Dan Branch  (R-Dallas) joined with numerous federal and state legislators, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, and Dallas ISD School Board members at the Dallas "Commit!"; Press Conference and legislative briefing.  Rep. Branch, who serves as Chairman of the House Committee on Higher Education, spoke to the media, saying that "Education is the critical issue of our time". The event was held at Dallas ISD's Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, a school that has been named the top high school in America on numerous occasions.